Chapter 278: Winning the Trust of People

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"I'm sure you know some secrets." Li Baiyao's eyes were full of anticipation.

Li Fengyun hesitated for a moment and asked again, "If there is a mutiny in the eastern capital next year, will Hebei Haoxiong be involved?" ”

Li Baiyao and Li Anqi immediately heard something from this sentence, and the two looked at each other and frowned deeply

The Eastern Capital mutiny, the target must be the imperial unity, so the possibility of Shandong people mutiny is almost zero, so there is only one possibility left, it must be the Guanlong people who mutiny, and some Shandong people are involved.

Could it be that in order to seize the imperial throne, Yang Nan, the king of Qi, did not hesitate to follow the example of Yang Liang, the king of Han, and wanted to destroy the holy lord by force? This seems unlikely, because King Qi is the only prince of the Holy Lord, and he is the closest person to the position of the prince, although from the current political situation in the Eastern Capital, the King of Qi is still far away from the East Palace, but the Holy Lord has not given up on him from beginning to end, let alone supporting others to inherit the imperial system, so as long as the King of Qi waits patiently, there will always be a lot of opportunities, and there is no need to carry out a military coup d'état, after all, the blow to his reputation caused by the cannibalism of father and son is very fatal, and he may not have absolute certainty of winning the imperial system.

It's just that, apart from Qi King Yang Lan, which other Guanlong person has the strength to stab the Holy Lord in the back? Isn't this a conspiracy to usurp the country? When I thought of usurping the country, Li Baiyao and Li Anqi father and son suddenly thought of the frequent dynastic changes in the history of Middle-earth since the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the most common and convenient way was to usurp the country. The Emperor was also one of the famous usurpers in the history of Middle-earth. Since the Yang family can usurp other people's countries, then of course other people can usurp the Yang family's country, but who has such courage and strength to plot to usurp the Yang family's country?

Among the magnates of Middle-earth today, no one has such strength, you must know that the first emperor was a great prime minister under one person and above ten thousand people, always ruling the government, monopolizing power, and no one can compare, so if this matter is true, then the conspirators are not one person, but a group of people, a group of Eastern Capital magnates who oppose the Holy Lord. And such a group of elites did exist in the Eastern Capital, that is, the conservative forces that opposed the reform.

The conservative forces in the eastern capital are very strong, among which the Guanlong people are the most, and the local aristocratic group of Guanlong, who supports Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and the Heluo aristocratic group with Hongnong Yang as the main force, are the two main forces of the conservative forces in Guanlong. In this way, it is clear at a glance that there is strength among the Guanlong people to usurp the country, and the most likely is the Heluo aristocratic group with Hongnong Yang as the head, and the eastern capital is in the center of the Heluo region, and the Dajinggi with the eastern capital as the center is also on the "territory" of the Heluo aristocracy, so the Heluo aristocracy has a unique advantage in usurping the country by force.

If there is a mutiny in the eastern capital next year, the movers will either be the local aristocratic group of Guanlong who supports Yang Lan, the king of Qi, or the Heluo aristocratic group headed by the Hongnong Yang clan, and what position will the Shandong people take in this mutiny? The reason why Li Fengyun asked Hebei Haoxiong twice whether he was involved in it was actually to ask Li Baiyao, Li Anqi and his son, what position will Shandong people take in this crisis?

"If the mutineers were Guanlong people, and the Guanlong people were killing each other, the Shandong people would definitely sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and some of the participants in it would not only seek their own benefit, but also be suspected of adding fuel to the fire." Li Baiyao pondered for a long time, and said slowly and methodically, "As for the Hebei people, they should not be involved, because Hebei is in a position between the two sides of the struggle, once the mutineers control the eastern capital and even the entire Gyeonggi, and win the support of Xijing and even the entire Guanzhong, then the next civil war battlefield will be in Hebei, and the Holy Lord and the soldiers of the expeditionary force who have returned from the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition will fight fiercely with the mutineers in Hebei." This situation is completely predictable, and before the situation is clear, Hebei people will not make a choice lightly, if they make a rash choice, they will suffer, on the contrary, they can not only control the initiative, left and right, but also maximize profits. ”

After Li Fengyun hesitated for a moment, he said coldly, "This approach is too short-sighted, although it can seek temporary benefits, but the dust has settled, and the victorious side will settle accounts after the autumn, and the rats and rats of the Hebei people will deliberately retaliate, so not only did it fail to make profits, but it was hit miserably, which is too cost-effective." ”

Li Baiyao and Li Anqi's father and son looked at each other and smiled bitterly. How to choose? No one knows who will lose and who will win after the outbreak of the civil war, if you can predict the prophet, of course you can choose, but who in this world can predict the prophet? And the price of choosing the wrong one is too terrible, it is a disaster of death and annihilation.

Li Anqi asked tentatively, "If there is a mutiny in the eastern capital next year, in the general's opinion, who has a better chance of winning?" Is it a mutineer, or is it the Holy Lord? ”

"Holy Lord." Li Fengyun replied without thinking.

Li Baiyao and Li Anqi were surprised. From Li Fengyun's demeanor and the tone of his reply, it can be inferred that he does not know a little secret, but knows a lot of secrets. Could it be that next year's Eastern Capital is really going to explode into a mutiny? Could it be that Yang Lan, the king of Qi, really wants to seize the imperial throne by force?

"What's the explanation?" Li Anqi asked without hesitation.

"There is absolutely no possibility for Xijing and Dongdu to join forces." Li Fengyun's tone was unquestionable.

Li Baiyao and Li Anqi immediately interpreted a lot of things from this sentence, some of which they had already guessed, and some of which gave them new conjectures.

If the conservative forces in the Eastern Capital mutinied, from the perspective of the entire political situation in Middle-earth, all the conservative forces that opposed the Holy Lord and the reform would have the possibility of uniting, after all, the reform would do too much harm to the conservative forces in comparison, and under the common goal of overthrowing the reform, even the opposing political forces might temporarily put aside the contradictions and join hands to resist the enemy.

In this context, it is predictable that Dongdu and Xijing will join forces, and the Central Plains and Guanzhong will form an alliance, which is why Li Baiyao and Li Anqi dare not make a choice. And the ideas of Li Baiyao and Li Anqi represent the thoughts of the vast majority of Shandong people, and even, there may be a considerable number of Shandong people who are optimistic about the conservative forces, because even if Shandong people have to support the Holy Lord for the sake of political needs, most of the nobles, especially the wealthy families, actually do not approve of the reform, but they bury this true idea in their hearts and dare not show it. Since the nobles are all opposed to the reform, then this military coup d'état with the goal of overthrowing the Holy Lord and overthrowing the reform is basically the desire of the people, and since the people are wanting, the chances of the conservative forces are of course greater.

However, Li Fengyun vetoed the possibility that the conservative forces in Guanzhong would support the mutiny. Why did the conservative forces in Guanzhong not support the mutiny? Apparently to help Yang Lan, the king of Qi, seize the imperial throne.

At the critical moment, the attitude of the conservative forces in Guanzhong directly determined the fate of the Holy Lord and the fate of Middle Earth, so the conservative forces in Guanzhong would definitely use this as a threat to force the Holy Lord and the reformers to make heavy concessions on the matter of imperial reunification. As long as Yang Lan sits in the position of the prince, enters the East Palace, and obtains the right to inherit the imperial system, then in time, after Yang Lan inherits the throne and sits on the throne of the emperor, the conservative forces will be able to control the government and overthrow the reform. And the conservative forces in Guanzhong, as the auxiliary heroes, will not only reap huge rewards in the future, but even after this mutiny, they will also reap amazing benefits.

It can not only deal a fatal blow to the opponent, but also step on the opponent's corpse to seek rich benefits, such a good thing, how can the conservative forces in Guanzhong not do it?

On the other hand, if the conservative forces in Guanzhong supported the mutiny and exchanged this support for the victory of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, in the imperial system, they would not only have to face the powerful opponent of the Holy Lord, and pay a staggering price on the battlefield, but also suffer the terrible consequences of the failure of the mutiny. In addition, even if the mutiny is victorious and Yang Lan, the king of Qi, ascends the throne of the emperor, it is impossible for the conservative forces in Guanzhong to control the government, on the contrary, as the main planner and executor of the mutiny, the conservative forces in Heluo will win the largest piece of the "cake" in the distribution of new power and wealth, and this is obviously unacceptable to the conservative forces in Guanzhong.

Li Fengyun's meaning is obvious, he hopes that the Hebei people will support the Holy Lord at a critical moment in order to seek as many political interests as possible, and with Li Baiyao's natural status in Shandong Rulin and the huge influence of the Zhao County Li clan in the Shandong aristocratic group, as long as they can reveal this idea at a critical moment, then the Hebei people will inevitably make a wise choice.

However, the Li family and his son have more speculation, could it be that Li Fengyun is optimistic about Yang Lan, the king of Qi? This obviously contradicts his previous statement, which Li Fengyun said that because Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and the political forces that supported him, opposed the reform, it was absolutely impossible for Yang Lan, the king of Qi, to win the imperial throne. In this case, what is the purpose of Li Fengyun's hope that the people of Hebei will support the Holy Lord? You must know that once the Hebei people support the Holy Lord in the mutiny and destroy the conservative forces of Heluo, the grudge between them and the Guanlong people will be deeper, and the conflict between the two sides will become more intense.

"Does the general think that the King of Qi can take this opportunity to enter the East Palace?" Li Anqi asked, and immediately, he had more reveries, "Could it be that next year's mutiny in the Eastern Capital, the secret promoter, is still the figure of the Chinese people?" Or is this itself a bureau laid down by the people of Guanzhong, and at the critical moment, the king of Qi can lead the army to quell the rebellion and build a world-class meritorious service? ”

"Even if King Qi takes advantage of this opportunity to build a world-renowned feat, it is impossible for him to enter the East Palace." Li Fengyun shook his hand and said, "It's very simple, the Eastern Capital Mutiny, the failure of the Second Eastern Crusade, and the failure of the Second Eastern Crusade, coupled with the internal rebellion, is equivalent to making the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot suffer an unprecedented defeat in politics, such a heavy blow, the authority of the Holy Lord and the Central is of course lost, and what is stricter is the deterioration of the relationship between the North and the South." It is foreseeable that from that moment on, the eastern capital fell into internal and external troubles, the Holy Lord and the center suffered from the enemy, the Weifu army had to fight on two fronts, and all the national strength was used on domestic and foreign battlefields, and the reform came to a standstill. In such a grim situation, if the Holy Lord and the Central Center gave in to the conservative forces in Guanzhong and compromised with Yang Lan, the king of Qi, it would be tantamount to setting up a strong opponent for themselves in politics and bringing disaster to the already stalled reform. ”

Li Fengyun shook his head and sneered, "For King Qi, if the situation at home and abroad is very good, the reform is advancing in great strides, and the conservative forces in the Eastern Capital are hit hard and collapsed, and then he changes his political position, but there is still a glimmer of hope to win the imperial unity, but unfortunately, he is unlucky, the situation at home and abroad has deteriorated to an unprecedented degree, the reform has stalled or even regressed, the conservative forces have taken the opportunity to counterattack the reformers, the opposing sides have fought hard, and the contradictions between the King of Qi and the Holy Lord have become increasingly intensified, and as a result, the imperial system is getting farther and farther away from him, So far out of reach. ”

"The reason why I told you this secret is mainly because I am worried that the people of Hebei will not only watch the fire from the other side of the strait at the critical moment, but also take advantage of the fire and make profits from it, such a despicable practice will definitely anger the Holy Lord, once he is angry, he will hit the Cui family and the Li family hard, and mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress the rebel army from all walks of life in Hebei, then the Hebei people will be hit hard, which is very unfavorable to a certain crossing to the north and going north according to Hebei."

Li Fengyun no longer concealed it, and said bluntly, "Since you have come all the way from Hebei, you must have a purpose, but the current situation at home and abroad has not deteriorated to the point of being very strict, and the benefits that can be created for you are extremely limited, on the contrary, you need your help, but the Li clan of Zhaojun has limited influence on this territory, and it is the Cui clan that can really give a certain help, so now a certain person only hopes to establish a certain amount of trust between each other, for the later period after a certain person enters Hebei, The two sides have laid the foundation for in-depth cooperation. Li Fengyun looked at Li Baiyao's father and son, and said earnestly, "I need you very much, so I don't want you to be hit by the Mutiny in the Eastern Capital, or even dethroned to the border." ”

Li Baiyao's father and son nodded frequently. They have already identified Li Fengyun, a blood relative, in their hearts, not only because of objective reasons such as appearance and feeling, but also because Li Fengyun has repeatedly revealed many confidential reasons to them, if there is no special relationship, Li Fengyun, a thief, will never be so honest.

"When did you establish a tacit understanding with the Cui family?" Li Anqi asked curiously, "Is it Cui Deben from Tongguò Pengcheng, or the Lanling Xiao clan?" ”

"When I escaped from prison in Baima, I was helped by the twelve ladies of the Cui family." Li Fengyun said quietly.

Li Baiyao and Li Anqi were surprised, and Li Anqi even raised his hand and pointed to the sky a few times, "The one who was deposed from the sky?" ”

Li Fengyun nodded.

Li Baiyao's father and son looked at each other, and became more and more surprised by Li Fengyun's methods. The twelve ladies of the Cui family are all a special existence in the east, and they also have a certain right to speak in the Cui family in Boling, and Li Fengyun has established some kind of tacit understanding with the Cui family through such figures, if there is no desperate means, it is absolutely impossible.

What did Li Fengyun use to impress the twelve ladies of the Cui family? Of course, this question is not important, the important thing is that since the Cui clan is willing to establish some kind of tacit understanding with Li Fengyun, then the Zhao Jun Li clan will of course follow suit and follow suit.

"I'll go back to Hebei immediately." Li Baiyao said, "A certain Dalang stayed in Lu County to keep in touch with you.

Li Fengyun nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and stopped talking. Li Baiyao immediately said, "It's all my own family, what can't I say?" Although my ability is limited now, as long as I can, I will definitely help you.

Li Fengyun laughed, this time he didn't insist that he was not the Li family's bloodline. He took so much effort to reveal a lot of secrets, not just to win more trust from Li Baiyao's father and son, and now Li Baiyao finally said the word "own family", which shows that his trust in Li Fengyun is already very high.

"If it's possible, you try to meet the twelve ladies of the Cui family." Li Fengyun said.

Li Baiyao immediately shook his head, "She is in the Eastern Capital, and XX can't enter the Eastern Capital at will, in fact, even if XX goes to the Eastern Capital, I can't see her at all." ”

"She went to the battlefield in Liaodong." Li Fengyun shook his hand at Li Baiyao, signaling him not to be in a hurry to veto, "If she sneaks away, she will definitely sneak back, and she will stay in Boling for a period of time to create the illusion that she has been in Boling all summer, so as long as you rush to Boling, you will definitely be able to see her." ”

Li Baiyao and his son felt many surprises in the short period of time just now, but they were by no means as surprised as Cheng Dù this time. The twelve ladies of the Cui family secretly rushed to the battlefield in Liaodong? Why did she go? What's more, how could Li Fengyun know about such a secret? There is a world of difference between the two, and it is already incredible that there is an intersection, and there is such an incredible interaction, this is too incredible, could it be that the twelve ladies of the Cui family have long known Li Fengyun's true identity? Otherwise, there seems to be no other reasonable explanation.

"In that case, I'll go to Boling." Li Baiyao quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "What's the news?" ”

"Please sue her, she wants to go south to Xuzhou." Li Fengyun said solemnly, "This summer, the limelight is too strong, and the eastern capital will inevitably issue an order to encircle and suppress, and before and after winter, a certain will go south to Xuzhou to fight fiercely with the encirclement and suppression of the official army, which will inevitably endanger the interests of Cui Deben and Cui's in Xuzhou, so we must tell him in advance and let Cui's deal with it, so as not to destroy Cui's layout in Xuzhou." ”

Li Baiyao agreed.

"There's one more thing I need your help with." Li Fengyun continued, "This matter is very important and related to the future exhibition of the alliance. ”

Li Fengyun immediately elaborated on his plans for next spring. If the alliance wants to be expanded, the premise is that it cannot be surrounded by the official army all the time in Mengshan, a small place, for this reason, he intends to unite the righteous armies of eastern Ludong to implement the strategy of pincering the north and south, completely defeat the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and reverse the situation of Qilu war. However, the rebel armies of all walks of life in Ludong are now scattered, and they urgently need a strong person to come forward to carry the banner and form an alliance, and the most suitable person is Wang Bo.

"Wang Bo is now taking refuge in Douzigang, Hebei, and is also anxious to return to Qilu, but his strength is not enough, and he needs strong support from the Hebei Righteous Army." Li Fengyun finally got to the point, "Therefore, a certain and respectable figure needs to lobby the Hebei heroes and ask them to help Wang Bo cross the river to the south and return to Qilu." ”

Li Baiyao is a highly respected figure in Hebei, but his political identity is too sensitive and not suitable to move around, in addition, he is now an infantry captain in Yingyang Mansion in Surabaya, and he is not allowed to leave Yingyang Mansion under normal circumstances.

Li Baiyao's mind immediately passed through a few familiar figures, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, and he didn't know who was the most suitable, so he asked, "Do you have a suitable candidate?" ”

"Liu Xuan in the river."

Li Baiyao laughed, the first thing he thought of was this Shandong Hongru, who was almost the same era as his father Li Delin, a master of scripture and literature, and his protégés were all over Hebei. Now there are many people in the righteous army of Hebei who are Liu Xuan's students, and if this Hongru comes forward to lobby, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort and succeed immediately.